Senior Systems Engineer, Space RF Systems

AV

Virginia

On-site

USD 91,000 - 139,000

Full time

13 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment, Inc. in Virginia is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join the Space RF Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (SEIT) Team.

You will lead traditional systems engineering tasks across multiple projects and help advance formal SE capabilities. You will collaborate with program managers, RF engineers, and other disciplines to capture and allocate requirements, plan tests, and produce technical documentation.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical discipline
5+ years of traditional systems engineering experience
Working knowledge of standard systems engineering life cycle processes, requirements management, and verification methodologies

Responsibilities

Capture and manage product requirements for multiple projects within the SEIT and Engineering organization
Collaborate with RF engineers to derive and allocate subsystem requirements
Support system test planning, verification, and validation efforts
Create and maintain technical documentation, specs, and interface documents using MS Word, Excel, Visio
Participate in formal company and customer technical reviews
Support other engineering disciplines in problem solving, risk management, and impact analysis
Provide full life cycle support for changes to product baselines for specific customers

Skills

Systems engineering experience

Requirements management

Verification methodologies

Life cycle processes

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical discipline

Job description

Worker Type

Regular

Job Description

Summary

AV is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Senior Systems Engineer to join our Space RF Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (SEIT) Team. Our exciting programs will revolutionize how we connect with satellite assets, enabling faster and more secure data transmission. You will be a key member of a team performing and leading traditional systems engineering tasks for multiple projects as well as supporting the continuous improvement of our formal SE capabilities. You will interface and coordinate with multiple external and internal organizations, including stakeholders and other engineering disciplines. You may be asked to lead special projects within the SEIT or Engineering organization.

Position Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include supporting the effort to capture and manage product requirements, as well as supporting other standard systems engineering efforts as needed in support of our product lines.

Typical tasks may include:

Working with the Program Manager, Chief Engineer, and RF team to understand, develop, and document customer needs and system requirements.
Working in collaboration with RF engineers to derive and allocate subsystem requirements.
Supporting system test planning, verification, and validation efforts.
Creating and maintaining technical documentation, specifications, and interface documents, including the use of standard tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Visio.
Participating in formal company and customer technical reviews.
Supporting other engineering disciplines as needed in problem solving, risk management, and impact analysis.
Providing full life cycle support for changes to product baselines for specific customers.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Competencies)

Bachelor's degree in an engineering or a related technical discipline.
5+ years of traditional systems engineering experience.
Working knowledge of standard systems engineering life cycle processes, requirements management, and verification methodologies.

Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies

Degree in Systems Engineering.
Familiarity with RF communication systems, satellite architecture, or aerospace.
Working knowledge of the systems engineering processes as described in the INCOSE SE Handbook and/or ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2023.
Experience with CAMEO or other Model Based Systems Engineering tools and techniques.

Physical Demands

Ability to work in an office and production environment (Constant)
Required to sit and stand for long periods; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard (Frequent)

Clearance Level

Top Secret

Salary

The salary range for this role is: $91,000 - $138,750

Benefits

AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown. For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit: http://www.avinc.com/myavbenefits.

We also encourage you to review our company website at http://www.avinc.com to learn more about us.

ITAR Requirement

This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR, or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.